2014 Red Wine from Cote De Beaune

Vinous, 92 points: (ST89-92 points) Bright medium red with ruby highlights. Liqueur-like aromas of cherry, boysenberry, meaty plum, spices and smoky oak. A bit more red and less primary than the darker Clos de la Bousse d'Or. Suaver in...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA90-92 points) The 2014 Pommard 1er Cru les Grands Epenots has a rather extravagant bouquet, especially for a Pommard, with showy red cherries, raspberry coulis and orange sorbet scents that are nicely defined. This is...

Burghound, 93 points: This is even more prominently sauvage in character with its fresh if restrained nose of various dark berries along with plenty of earth and humus influences. Like all of these 2014s, the big-bodied flavors possess a sleek...

Vinous, 90 points: (90+) Good dark red Mellow aromas of raspberry and mocha complicated by hints of leather and game; distinctly less wild than the Beaune Grèves L'Enfant Jésus Juicy on entry, then youthfully tight and imploded but pure...

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Elegant for the appellation, sporting floral, wild strawberry, wild cherry, sandalwood and bay aromas and flavors. A firm line of tannins runs underneath, showing up for the party on the lingering finish. Best from 2019...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: (WA90-92 points) The 2014 Volnay 1er Cru Santenots has a fragrant nose of blackcurrant pastilles and crushed violet -- all very tightly wound at the moment. The palate is compact on the entry but well defined with...

Vinous, 90 points: (ST88-90 points) (Dugat made 7 barrels in 2014, vs. a normal 10 to 12, owing to hail losses): Medium red. Expressive aromas of redcurrant, tobacco and red licorice. Sweet and ripe in the middle, with red berry and brown...